When Huo Yuhao saw Furina walking over, he immediately went up to meet her: "Sister Furina, you've come at just the right time. Senior Brother Xu Sanshi wants to join the Tang Sect, but Senior Brother Bei Bei said that the Tang Sect is now a subsidiary Sect of the Axis Cult, so he wanted to ask for your opinion. Also, Senior Brother He Caitou wants to join our Axis Cult."
After listening, Furina smiled and looked at Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi.
"No problem," she waved her hand. "Besides, Bei Bei, didn't I tell Tang Ya? Your Tang Sect has a certain amount of autonomy. As long as they meet the standards and aren't heinous villains, you don't need to ask me about recruiting people."
Bei Bei also smiled, his tone carrying a touch of jest: "I still have to ask for the opinion of Your Excellency the Pope. Besides, our Sect Leader Tang Ya isn't here right now, so I have to ask you instead."
"Don't worry, I have no objections," Furina said casually.
She knew clearly in her heart that although Tang Ya wasn't very good with words, she didn't have a bad heart. If she were truly malicious, she would have long ago used the hidden devouring attribute of her Blue Silver Grass to evolve into Dark Blue Silver Grass and embarked on the path of an Evil Soul Master.
Later, because her talent was limited and her strength couldn't keep up, it was hard for her to stay at Shrek. Anxious and not wanting to drag others down, she returned to Tiandou City to rebuild the Tang Sect. As a result, she was suppressed and ostracized everywhere she went. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, she activated the devouring attribute and evolved into Dark Blue Silver Grass to take revenge.
As for Bei Bei, he was a typical romantic fool and a pushover. When it came to selecting and using people, he had a good eye, but his only flaw was that he took emotions too seriously.
However, there was no help for it. This was the Douluo Continent, also known as the Continent of Romantic Fools. Any powerhouse would have this flaw to some degree.
Furina withdrew her thoughts and turned to look at He Caitou.
In the original work, He Caitou also applied to join the Tang Sect after becoming a member of the reserve team. It was just that this time, it had changed from the Tang Sect to her Axis Cult.
"He Caitou, are you really willing to join the Axis Cult?" Furina asked. "Why did you suddenly want to join us?"
He Caitou smiled naively and scratched his head: "When Yuhao makes spirit tools, he adds many elements from the Axis Cult's firearms and the Tang Sect's Hidden Weaponss, and I want to learn from that. Besides, I am quite interested in the Axis Cult; I've heard from others before that it's a pretty good Sect."
He continued: "I am a Soul Engineer, so joining a Sect doesn't have much impact. Moreover, I heard from my teacher that Shrek also intends to cooperate with the Axis Cult. If I join, it will be more convenient to get along with Bei Bei, Yuhao, and the others in the future."
Furina nodded: "Alright, you are welcome to join. The Axis Cult doesn't have any rigid rules or complicated rituals. As long as you are not a villain or an evil person, you can join."
She scanned the crowd, suddenly remembered something, and asked deliberately: "By the way, after passing the Core Disciple assessment, are there any benefits?"
Of course, she knew it meant becoming a reserve member of the Shrek Seven Devils, but others didn't know that she knew.
Wang Dong immediately lifted his chin, his tone filled with a bit of pride: "That goes without saying! Let me tell you, we are now reserve members of the Shrek Seven Devils. In five years, we will be able to represent Shrek in the All-Continent Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament!"
"Oh, is that so?" Furina smiled. "That's pretty good. But I actually think it's a pity that your generation isn't participating. Didn't I say before that the Axis Cult's Jianan Academy is also participating? It would be interesting if we happened to run into each other then."
Wang Dong waved his hand, looking confident: "Actually, we might participate. Elder Xuan told us that we aren't just going to the tournament as spectators. As long as the opponents aren't too strong, we will all play. This can help cover for the official members and prevent others from figuring out their true strength."
His eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "So, we might really run into your Jianan Academy team. Don't get beaten down by us when that time comes."
Furina laughed: "I think it's you who shouldn't get beaten down by them."
"Impossible!" Wang Dong waved his hand, his tone firm. "Absolutely impossible! The best fighter on your side is only Ye Guyi. She is currently a Spirit King, and her Martial Soul hasn't fully evolved into an Ultimate attribute yet. In this situation, the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of Huo Yuhao and me should be able to control her. The others aren't much of a problem."
He thought for a moment and added: "Only that Gu Qiuer who looks just like me might be a bit troublesome, since we don't know exactly how strong she is. Everyone else is currently at three rings, while we have four members with four rings. Plus Yuhao's support and control, victory will definitely be ours."
Furina nodded: "What you say makes some sense."
She changed the subject, her tone carrying a touch of profound meaning: "But then again, if something happens to the official members, you might have to step up completely and finish all the matches for them."
Xiao Xiao chimed in from the side: "How could accidents happen so easily?"
Furina smiled, cast her gaze into the distance, and said casually: "Who knows?"
She knew clearly in her heart that the current Shrek Seven Devils would meet with disaster before long. Some would be injured, some would die.
At that time, the person leading the team would be Elder Xuan. He probably thought the opponent was just a level 50 Spirit King Evil Soul Master, and since Ma Xiaotao and the others were strong and Inner Court Disciples, encircling and suppressing Evil Soul Masters was a common occurrence, so there was no need to worry too much.
Therefore, he didn't take the opponent seriously at all, feeling that with his speed and strength, even if something happened, he could intervene in time. So, he just gnawed on a chicken leg and drank wine from a distance, watching leisurely.
As a result, he underestimated the opponent.
That Evil Soul Master who called himself the messenger of death knew how to use something like a Corpse Explosion technique. Without any preparation or defense, taking a hit would result in death or disability.
As the teacher in charge, Elder Xuan had the primary responsibility. As a dignified level 98 Super Douluo, if he had been watching carefully from the side at that time, he definitely could have noticed something was wrong. Not to mention solving the problem without any harm, at the very least, he could have avoided such great losses and killed that Evil Soul Master directly.
Instead of what happened in the original work, where he let the opponent blast and maim the current Shrek Seven Devils, take a hostage, and run away right under his nose.
Had he forgotten how to use Soul Power suppression? Was his speed not even comparable to theirs?
Thinking about it later, it was normal. Elder Xuan's ability to reach the Limit Douluo level was achieved by brute force using the Medicinal Pill given by Huo Yuhao. When the Body Sect Master, Du Busi, broke into Shrek, he didn't take Elder Xuan seriously at all.
Sigh.
Furina sighed in her heart. The title of "Disgrace of the Super Douluo" was truly well-deserved by Elder Xuan.
She shook her head and pulled her thoughts back.
"Alright, since you have become the Shrek reserve team, we must celebrate." She clapped her hands. "Let's go, let's go out and have a good meal, my treat."
Wang Dong's eyes lit up: "It would be even better if Yuhao cooked."
Huo Yuhao immediately waved his hand, looking helpless: "Spare me, I want to rest for a while."
Everyone laughed out loud.
Xu Sanshi leaned over to Bei Bei and asked in a low voice: "That... what did Furina mean just now? What did she mean by 'if something happens to the official members'?"
Bei Bei glanced at him and also replied in a low voice: "Don't overthink it, Furina was just saying it casually. You actually took it seriously, are you stupid!"
"I'm not stupid," Xu Sanshi retorted unconvinced.
Then he secretly glanced at Jiang Nannan again.
Jiang Nannan was still the same, head lowered, but the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, as if she had also been infected by the laughter just now.
Xu Sanshi felt wonderful inside. Today was simply a great day.
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